Patient perspectives on factors influencing active surveillance adherence for low-risk prostate cancer : A qualitative study

© 2023 The Authors. Cancer Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd..

BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the United States. Treatment guidelines recommend active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer, which involves monitoring for progression, to avoid or delay definitive treatments and their side effects. Despite increased uptake, adherence to surveillance remains a challenge.

METHODS: We conducted semi-structured, qualitative, virtual interviews based on the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF), with men (15) who were or had been on active surveillance for their low-risk prostate cancer in 2020. Interviews were transcribed and coded under TDF's behavioral theory-based domains. We analyzed domains related to adherence to surveillance using constructivist grounded theory to identify themes influencing decision processes in adherence.

RESULTS: The TDF domains of emotion, beliefs about consequences, environmental context and resources, and social influences were most relevant to surveillance adherence-. From these four TDF domains, three themes emerged as underlying decision processes: trust in surveillance as treatment, quality of life, and experiences of self and others. Positive perceptions of these three themes supported adherence while negative perceptions contributed to non-adherence (i.e., not receiving follow-up or stopping surveillance). The relationship between the TDF domains and themes provided a theoretical process describing factors impacting active surveillance adherence for men with low-risk prostate cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: Men identified key factors impacting active surveillance adherence that provide opportunities for clinical implementation and practice improvement. Future efforts should focus on multi-level interventions that foster trust in surveillance as treatment, emphasize quality of life benefits and enhance patients' interpersonal experiences while on surveillance to optimize adherence.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

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Cancer medicine - (2023) vom: 27. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Subramanian, Lalita [VerfasserIn]
Hawley, Sarah T [VerfasserIn]
Skolarus, Ted A [VerfasserIn]
Rankin, Aaron [VerfasserIn]
Fetters, Michael D [VerfasserIn]
Witzke, Karla [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jason [VerfasserIn]
Radhakrishnan, Archana [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Active surveillance
Journal Article
Primary care physicians
Prostate cancer
Quality of life
Trust
Urologists

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Date Revised 10.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1002/cam4.6847

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NLM366425439